Eat more after exercise? Improve basal metabolism without gaining weight

I feel hungrier than usual when I exercise, but my friend says that exercise reduces her appetite. What's going on? Does exercise make people eat more? ! Some girls who love sports said that exercise makes them eat more. Is this really the case? Or is it just groundless? ! Let’s hear what the experts have to say.

It makes perfect sense that burning calories will whet your appetite, and the food you eat will replenish the calories you’ve worked so hard to burn. But a study from the University of Leeds in the UK shows that there is no direct or immediate connection between exercise and food. "Increasing your physical activity doesn't necessarily mean you'll feel hungrier," says Neil King, an expert on appetite and physical activity at the University of Leeds. When you feel hungry, it's more likely to be due to when you ate and less likely to be due to the effects of exercise.

Think back, do you usually go to the gym before breakfast or a few hours after lunch? If so, the solution is simple. Just eat a small snack (foods containing protein and carbohydrates are the best for satisfying hunger) before exercise (at least thirty minutes before) to prevent you from having a big meal after exercise.

As for why your friend has no appetite after exercise, it may be that his exercise is more intense than yours. "We've found that intense exercise suppresses appetite for about half an hour," King says, probably because blood is flowing from your digestive system to your working muscles. But what if you only want to do light to moderate intensity exercise, eat something an hour before exercise, and your stomach starts growling when you take a shower after exercise? Be sure to hold back and don't run out to buy snacks.

According to research, if you exercise regularly and continuously, the calories you burn will gradually increase. This is because people who have the habit of long-term continuous exercise have a higher basal metabolism, so the calories they burn in a day are more than when they do not have the habit of exercising. Studies have found that women who exercise for 80 to 120 minutes on a regular basis will burn 2,600 to 2,900 calories a day, while consuming only about 2,200 to 2,400 calories.

Sisters, don't misunderstand that exercise will make you eat too much and get fat. Develop a good habit of continuous exercise, which can not only give you a toned body, but also allow you to have a good metabolic condition and burn calories all day long.

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